Joko Widodo

• Indonesia moves ahead with plan for new capital to replace sinking, polluted Jakarta

  President Joko Widodo envisions the construction of a new capital will allow the country to start fresh with a "sustainable city" free of the problems plaguing Jakarta.

  World

  Jan 26, 2022
  
• Indonesia picks new site for capital city as Jakarta slowly sinks into sea

  The site of the new capital is one of the regions least prone to the natural disasters that regularly hit the islands.

  World

  Aug 26, 2019
  
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• Indonesia’s president calls for construction of giant sea wall around sinking Jakarta

  President Joko Widodo and his government are up against a tight timetable, including a forecast by experts that at the current rate, one-third of Jakarta could be submerged by 2050.

  World

  Jul 27, 2019
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• 6 dead after rioters clash with police over Indonesia election results

  The clashes began Tuesday night when supporters of former Gen. Prabowo Subianto tried to force their way into the downtown offices of the election supervisory agency

  World

  May 22, 2019
• Protesters, police clash in Indonesian capital after election

  The protesters tried to force their way into the downtown offices of the election supervisory agency late Tuesday and clashes have continued since then.

  World

  May 21, 2019
• Indonesia president declares election victory — but his rival does too

  Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Thursday declared victory in a presidential election to lead the world's third-largest democracy but his challenger also claimed he had won and complained of widespread cheating.

  World

  Apr 18, 2019
• Indonesian court rejects appeals by Australian drug smugglers on death row

  President Joko Widodo has vowed not to grant mercy to drug offenders because he says Indonesia is suffering a "drug emergency."

  Crime

  Apr 6, 2015
• Australia offers Indonesia prisoner swap to stop executions

  Australia has offered Indonesia a prison swap deal in a last-ditch bid to save the lives of two Australian drug smugglers who have been transferred to an island prison where they are to be killed by firing squad within days.

  Mar 5, 2015
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• Joko Widodo sworn in as new Indonesian president

  Joko Widodo completed a journey from riverside shack to presidential palace on Monday.

  World

  Oct 20, 2014